Two studies found that infant mortality and births increased in most states with abortion bans after the Dobbs ruling.

Yahoo News provides the latest updates on what's happening at the state level with reproductive rights and abortion in 2025.

Researchers estimate that recent abortion bans have driven a rise in infant death rates in affected states, especially among ...

A new study looked at the cases of infant death in states where abortion bans were adopted — and found there’s a sharp spike.

In 14 states that adopted abortion bans after Roe v. Wade was overturned, birth rates and infant mortality increased, a pair ...

The findings showed the highest mortality occurred among infants who were Black, lived in Southern states or had fetal birth ...

While Republican state-led efforts aim to increase restrictions to abortion care and access to mifepristone and misoprostol ...

Increases in infant mortality have been found in U.S. states that enacted abortion bans or severe restrictions after the ...

USA abortion bans have led to more births but also a rise in infant mortality, with Southern states facing the greatest ...

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers analyzed the effects of abortion bans in the U.S., identifying ...

Abortion bans in the United States are exacerbating existing health disparities as births increase in high-risk populations ...